. ♪ [ male announcer ] why do more emergency workers everywhere trust duracell...?? duralock power preserve. locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. >>> welcome back. let's go back to nbc's chuck todd. we are talking about the fiscal cliff issue about an apparent deal that has been struck in the senate tonight. chuck, before the break you were talking about the possibility, even likelihood that there will be holdouts on both sides of the aisle who don't like this deal, and perhaps may not even pass in the house, the senate, or both. what is the likelihood of that really, do you think? >> oh, i think it's going to pass in the senate. that's not going to be the issue. the issue is what is the level of numbers that are going to be. and, you know, is it going to be 30 republicans that bless this deal in the senate. think about it now there is 47 republicans. so will more than half of the republican conference end up supporting this deal? if that's the case, then boehner and the house republican leaders h